Did Katy Perry Just Shade Taylor Swift With Her New Perfume?

If you had beef with an acquaintance and you felt like throwing them some serious shade, what would you do? Head to Whatsapp or Facebook? Or would you launch a brand new perfume and give it a name that could easily be misconstrued as a dig?

Well that's what everyone thinks Katy Perry has done in her on-going feud with Taylor Swift.

The pair's issues started way back when Katy Perry apparently stole backing dancers from Taylor's Red tour.

Taylor was so angry with her ex-BFF that she wrote a song about her - remember Bad Blood?

Since then, apart from a few sly comments from both pop princesses on social media, the pair have been pretty quiet… until now.

Katy Perry has released a new fragrance and, funnily enough, its name echoes the lyrics of Taylor's Bad Blood pretty much down to a T.

The chorus of the song sings, "Cause baby now we got bad blood, you know it used to be mad love, so take a look what you've done, 'cause baby now we got bad blood."

And what do you think Katy's new perfume is called?

It's called Katy Perry's Mad Love.

It's not for sure that this is a dig at Taylor Swift in retaliation for Bad Blood. Mad Love is actually the follow up to Katy's last scent, Mad Potion. And surely, however angry you get with your mates, you don't need a new perfume launch to prove it, right?

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